Mary is exposed to a virus when she touches a telephone recently touched by some
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Mary is exposed to a virus when she touches a telephone recently touched by someone who has a cold. Which feature of Mary's immune system will protect her?
Ans): B-cells
B cells also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype.They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system by secreting antibodies.
John is looking for a wife. He wants a partner who has a similar background in matters such as education and religious upbringing. Which of the following mate selection strategies is John using?
Ans): Homogamy
Homogamy from a sociologist's standpoint is marriage and mating with a person of a similar socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, age, education level, and/or religion. It is often a subconscious and natural manner of choosing marriage and sexual mates. Homogamy is a form of assortative mating, which is a type of sexual selection, in which a person chooses a sexual mate with similar genotypes and phenotypes to themselves, more often than choosing a mate with different ones.
How does the social clock in U.S. culture affect the age at which women have children in the 21st century?
Ans): Many believe that people should be socially and economically stable before bringing children into the world.